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Daily Memo: Ukraine Update

Russian retaliation. Russia’s Ministry of Defense announced a massive strike on targets related to Ukraine’s military command, communications and energy infrastructure following the strike on the Kerch Bridge over the weekend, which Russian President Vladimir Putin called a terrorist attack. As a result of the Russian strikes, five regions in Ukraine – Lviv, Poltava, Sumy, […]

Daily Memo: Turkish and Armenian Leaders Meet

Summit in Prague. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoganĀ met on the sidelines of the inaugural summit of the European...

Daily Memo: Production Cuts

Hostile acts of oil. At a meeting today, OPEC+ announced dramatic cuts in oil production. At as much as 2 million barrels per day,...

Daily Memo: Ukraine’s Navy to Receive New Flagship

New ship. Ukraine’s navy launched the Ada-class anti-submarine corvette in Istanbul on Sunday. It’s the first of two Turkish-made corvettes under a deal signed...

Not Even the Ukraine War Changes the Central Asian Equation

Russia may be losing its grip on Central Asia. Though the countries of the region are generally thought of as strategic Russian partners –...

Daily Memo: Putin Announces Annexation

Putin's announcement. Following so-called referendums held earlier this week in Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the formal annexation of...

Daily Memo: Scholz in the Middle East, Australia’s Naval Plans

Scholz in the Middle East. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz concluded a two-day visit to the Persian Gulf by signing a series of energy deals....

Daily Memo: Voting Begins in Russian-Occupied Areas of Ukraine

Heading to the polls. Moscow on Friday launched "referendums" in Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine on whether these areas should become part of Russia. Voting...

Daily Memo: Washington Makes Headway in Central Asia

The U.S. in Central Asia. The United States is in talks with the governments of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan to allow both countries to keep...

Daily Memo: Tajik-Kyrgyz Clashes, Update on Armenia and Azerbaijan

Fighting in Central Asia. Border clashes erupted again between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan on Friday, two days after fighting was reported along their shared border....

Daily Memo: SCO Leaders’ Summit in Uzbekistan, Russian-Chinese Drills in the Pacific

Leaders gather. The heads of state of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization are converging in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, for a two-day summit. The group will discuss...

Daily Memo: Putin and Scholz Discuss Ukraine, Gas

Difficult discussions. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to withdraw all Russian forces from Ukrainian territory and seek a diplomatic solution...

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